| Population: |
1,189,825 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
25.53% (male 153,691; female 150,094)
15-64 years:
68.24% (male 404,940; female 407,056)
65 years and over:
6.23% (male 29,588; female 44,456) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.88% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
16.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
17.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.25 years
male:
67.26 years
female:
75.31 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.01 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.08% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Mauritian(s)
adjective:
Mauritian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
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| Religions: |
Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
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| Languages: |
English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.9%
male:
87.1%
female:
78.8% (1995 est.)
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